Great Irish Heroes - Fifty Irishmen and Women Who Shaped the World

Stuart Pearson

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Blake Publications
01 July 2016

History; Regional & national history

How did the Irish independence movement lead directly to the invention of the modern submarine? Who was the Irish 'Queen' of Paraguay whose delusions of grandeur caused the destruction of her adopted country? Who escaped execution for participating in the Easter Rising of 1916, only to go on and be elected to the UK Parliament in London? Whose belief in reform through non-violent means became the inspiration for Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King?

The answers to these questions and more can be found in the pages of Great Irish Heroes, covering over a thousand years of Irish history and encompassing outstanding leaders in a broad range of pursuits, including literature, mathematics, sport, religion, entertainment and politics.

Ireland has for centuries produced a great number of exceptional, heroic men and women far out of proportion to the island's small population and geographical size. It is also true to say that few nations have been so shaped by their history, a history with which the country still resonates today.

In this companion volume to his Great Scottish Heroes, Stuart Pearson examines the lives and careers of fifty of the greatest Irishmen and women from St Columba to Brian O'Driscoll, Brian Boru to Pierce Brosnan. In doing so, he shows how this remarkable island race has contributed so much to our world, and continues to do so to this day.

By: Stuart Pearson
Imprint: Blake Publications
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 282g
ISBN: 9781784189976
ISBN 10: 1784189979
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 July 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stuart Pearson is the author of Bittersweet: The Memoir of a Chinese Indonesian Family in the Twentieth Century, which was nominated for the New South Wales Premier's Prize for Literature in 2010, Blood on the Thistle and Great Scottish Heroes .

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Great Irish Heroes - Fifty Irishmen and Women Who Shaped the World

Stuart Pearson

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